However, tension had developed between Sheehan and the other members when Sheehan began touring with Steve Vai. Martin, Kotzen, and Torpey decided to write songs without Sheehan, who was only given credit for two songs on Actual Size . Martin and the others were also upset with Sheehan’s attitude during…
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In February 2002, Kiss (with Singer on drums and Frehley on lead guitar) performed during the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City , Utah which was Frehley’s final performance as a member of Kiss.
In February 2002, Bracket issued Live in a Dive , the second installment in a series of live albums for Fat Wreck Chords which also included releases by No Use for a Name, Swingin’ Utters and Lagwagon , among others. The performance was recorded on August 14, 1999, when Bracket…
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In February 2002 the band released its first studio album The Second Stage Turbine Blade after signing with Equal Vision Records . Influenced by the post-hardcore group At The Drive In , the band’s first release also featured a guest appearance from Dr. Know of the hardcore-punk band Bad Brains…
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Before forming The Format in February 2002, Means and Ruess, who had been friends since grade school, formed the band Nevergonnascore and released the EP “The Byron Sessions” which had generated some record label interest but not a deal.
In February 2002, Anti-Flag released the album Mobilize on A-F Records . The album featured eight new studio tracks, as well as eight live tracks of songs from other albums. In the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, Anti-Flag spoke out against the push for…
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In mid-February 2002, As Friends Rust recorded five songs (“More Than Just Music, It’s a Hairstyle,” “The Most Americanest,” “Temporary Living,” “Born With a Silver Spoon Up Your Ass,” and “Where the Wild Things Were”) at Wisner Productions with producer James Paul Wisner, as part of a one-off loan-out to…
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Over the next few years, all Daddies activity was put on further hold as the members returned to their family lives and full-time jobs, while Perry chose to resume his education at the University of Oregon, graduating in 2004 with a B.S. in molecular biology . In February 2002, after…
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Boyd called in from Europe where the band was on tour with 311 and Hoobastank
On January 24, 2002, MTV’s TRL premiered the “Nice to Know You” video